My town

17° C.D. POGGIOFRANCO
Via G. Tauro 70124 - Bari
PROGETTO COMENIUS
2008/2009 – 2009/2010
Past,Present,Future
My country
My country is Italy
We are italian.
The capital city is Rome, famous for
Colosseo and San Pietro basilica.
The italian flag is
green, white, red.
We speak
italian…
CIAO
Apulia forms a high heel on the
"boot" of Italy.
It’s situated in the southeastern Italy
bordering the Adriatic sea in the east, the
Ionian sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of
Taranto in the south.
Apulia is famous for olive
oil, red strong wine,
almonds and a lot of very
good food!
Apulia has got five provinces:
FOGGIA
BARI
TARANTO
BRINDISI
LECCE
The Province of Bari has got an area of 5,138 km² and a lot of people!
There are very nice places to visit:
Alberobello, In the
heart of Itria Valley,
the Unesco well-known
town of ”trulli”.
The unique
Castel del monte,
built in a perfect
octogonal shape.
Polignano a
mare, a town
built on the
rock.
Ostuni is called
"the white city"
because of the
whitewashed houses
of the Old Quarter.
Castellana
Grotte, the town
famous for the
fantastic caves.
View of Bari and the sea at sunset
The old town rises on a small, hard limy hill which
reaches down to the Adriatic Sea.
The most important monuments are:
Saint Nicholas basilica
“Sedile palace”
The Cathedral
Svevo Castle
The “shame” column
A votive niche
The new town was laid out according
to a rectangular grid street plan.
Seafront
Ateneo
St. Nicholas stadium
Bari and its modern buildings
Snow in Bari!
The main station
Petruzzelli theatre
In Corso Vittorio Emanuele you
can see the statue of Niccolò
Piccinni, the famous musician
and compositor.
He was born in Bari in 1728.
His father was a musician, his
grandfather was a famous
compositor.
He studied in different towns and
he was very famous for his
“Opera buffa”
Special Food from Puglia
“Cavatelli” with tomato sauce
Fried calzone with
mozzarella cheese and
tomato inside
Pasta and
cauliflower
Biscuits with almonds
and sugar, special after
dinner with sweet white
wine.
Rice, potatoes and mussels
Focaccia…you
can eat it all
day long, also
for breakfast!|
A typical pasta: orecchiette with
special vegetables called “rape” and
tomate sauce
Mussels: with very much
pepper!